Vanity case



Jam-30,1923. v 1,443,898.

. W. G. KENDALL.

VANITY CASE.

FILED AUG.16,1922.

WITNESSES INVENTOR A TTORNEYS Patented Jan. 30, 1923.

F F I Q E a WILLIAM G. KENDALL. OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed August 16, 1922. Serial No. 582,203.

To all W/NHH- if 'm my concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM G. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark in the county of Essex and State of New ersey. have invented a new and Improved Vanity Case, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in toilet articles and it pertains more particularly to toilet articles commonly known as vanity cases.

Heretofore great inconvenience has been experieinced in retaining the powder compact within the vanity case and various inefi'eo tive methods, such as gluing and the like, have been resorted to without successful results.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved means for securing the powder :oxmpact within the vanity case.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct the retaining mechanism that the powder compact may be removed and replaced at will.

lVith the above and other objects in view, reference is had .to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a. plan view of a vanity case constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the powder compact therein;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1..

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 11 designates the vanity case, and 12 designates the cover thereof, said cover being connected to the vanity case by means of a hinge 13. The vanity case has an open side 14, and the side walls of the case 11 are pressed inwardly as designated by the reference character 15. This construction provides an inwardly-disposed annular shoulder 16, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

The reference character 17 designates the powder compact. and said powder compact is mounted in a carrier 18, the side edges of which are bent upwardly and inwardly as indicated by the reference character 19. This compact carrier 18 is adapted to rest on the bottom of the vanity case 11 and in the ordinary construction is glued thereto.

In lieu of gluing the compact carrier 18 to the bottom of the vanity case, the present construction provides a metallic band 20 adapted to be positioned within the vanity case in such a manner that its lower edge will enga e the upwardly and inwardly bent edge of t 1e powder compact carrier, as designated by the reference character 21 in Fig. 2, the upper edge of said band engaging beneath the shoulder 16 formed in the side walls of the vanity case as indicated by the reference character 22. The length of this band 20 is less than the inner circumferential measurement of the vanity case 11, and owing to this construction the ends of the band 20 will occupy a spaced relation preferably at the point of securement of the cover hinge to the vanity case. Each end of this band is provided with 2. lug or rolled ear 25, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

\Vhen it is desired to renew the powder compact it is only necessary to spring the band 20 by grasping the lugs 25 between the thumb and forefinger, it being understood that said band 20 is formed of spring metal, and remove the same when the compact carrier will be free to be moved outwardly of the vanity case 11. After this has been done afresh compact is placed within the vanity case 11 and the spring band 20 again positioned as heretofore described, to retain the compact within the vanity case.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved means for securing powder compacts in vanity cases, and, at the same time. the securing means may be removed and replaced for the purpose of renewing the powder compact.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a vanity case, a receptacle having an in\vardly-disposed annular shoulder, a powder compact including a metal carrier having angularly-disposed sides and adapted to be received within the vanity case, and a flat resilient band having finger pieces adapted to be received within the vanity case and positioned therein in such a manner that its upper edge engages beneath the inwardlydisposed shoulder and the metal carrier of the powder compact to retain the compact in position within the vanity case.

2. In a vanity case, areceptacle, an inwardly-disposed annular flange formed in the side walls of said vanity case, a powder compact adapted to be received within the vanity case,-said powder compact being carried by a metallic carrier having angularlydisposed sides to provide a wedge-shaped space between the compact carrier and the side walls of the vanity case, and a resilient band adapted to have its lower edge received within said wedge-shaped space and its upper edge engaged with the inwardly-disposed shoulder to retain the compact in position within the vanity case, said band having its ends formed with finger pieces whereby it may be contracted to facilitate removal thereof.

3. In a vanity case, a receptacle, an inwardly-disposed annular flange formed in the side wallsof said vanity case, a owder compact adapted to be received wit. in the vanity case, said powder compact hem? carried by a metallic carrier having angu arlydisposed sides to provide a wedge-shaped space between the compact carrier and the side walls of the vanity case, a resilient band adapted to have its lower edge engaged with the inwardly-disposed shoulder to retain the compact in position within the vanity case, {andd means for contracting said resilient WILLIAM G. KENDALL. 

